KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An emboldened Russia has ramped up military offensives on two fronts in Ukraine, scattering Kyiv’s precious reserve troops and threatening to expand the fighting to a new Ukrainian region as each side seeks an advantage before the fighting season wanes in the autumn.

An emboldened Russia has ramped up military offensives on two fronts in Ukraine. That is scattering Kyiv’s precious reserve troops and threatening to expand the fighting to a new Ukrainian

During the day, the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled dozens of enemy attacks on key front-line directions. In total, there have been nearly 80 combat clashes, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.